Which Americans Have World Championships Qualifying Times?Jenny Simpson, the 2014 Diamond League series winner for 1500 meters, has an automatic “wild card” to this summer’s World Championships in Beijing. Other Americans to qualify for the meet will have to be among the top three finishers in their events at the USATF Championships and have achieved time standards established for each race by the IAAF. A chart that will be continually updated shows which runners have already achieved those standards. More

At 41, Jo Pavey Eyes a Fifth Olympic TeamThe British athlete stunned even herself with a 10,000-meter victory at the 2014 European Championships, less than a year after giving birth to her second child. Pavey believes happiness off the track played a big role in her success. She trained hard, but “the stress was taken away,” she said, by her emphasis on motherhood. Pavey had expected her track career would be over in 2014, but looking toward Rio de Janeiro in 2016, she said, “I want to carry on. I'm still enjoying it.” More

Abraham Cheroben Defends His BIG 25 Berlin TitleThis is the race at which the world 25K records by Dennis Kimetto and Mary Keitany, two very fine marathoners, were set. Those two won’t be in Berlin on Sunday but the 2014 champion, Abraham Cheroben, and his runner-up and fellow Kenyan, Kenneth Kipkemoi, will be. The top female contenders are Ethiopia’s Sutume Asefa Kebede, who has won all five of her races in Europe this year, and Kenya’s Elizeba Cherono. More

Alexi Pappas Joins HAWI ManagementPappas competed at Dartmouth and at the University of Oregon. She is now part of the Oregon Track Club Elite and is coached by 2008 U.S. Olympian Ian Dobson. With her road and track results improving in 2015, she’s secured the services of Merhawi Keflezighi—who represents his brother Meb, Leo Manzano, and Maggie Vessey—as her agent. More

Bobby Longenecker Wins Two Marathons in Two DaysIt was the first time the 26-year-old Pennsylvanian had run marathons on consecutive days, and as Mlive.com reports, his mission was a success. He triumphed in the Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha on Saturday and the Kalamazoo Marathon in Michigan on Sunday. Longenecker is a physical therapist who said his goal is to run a sub-3:00 marathon in every state. He’s already done so in 22. More

Ethiopians Target Course Records at Ottawa MarathonMost of the top elites at the May 24 race in Canada’s capital are Ethiopians. Girmay Birhanu’s PR of 2:05:49 is more than a minute faster than the Canadian all-comers record of 2:06:54, and his compatriot Dadi Yami is even swifter, with a 2:05:41. The field also includes 2009 Boston Marathon winner Deriba Merga. Meselech Melkau (2:21:01 PR), Abebech Afework (2:23:33) and two-time Ottawa winner Yeshi Esayias will aim to break the Ottawa Marathon women’s best of 2:24:31. More